By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has assured that he won’t compromise with the blood of innocent Benue people being murdered by ruthless herders. His Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, clarified the Governor’s stance on insecurity, citing attacks from foreign terrorist herders and local...
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In Nigeria’s ever-volatile political theatre, leadership and succession remain the twin engines that either propel governance or grind it to a halt. Even those who say they are not interested in politics are aware that in the fiery, drama-rich political arena, betrayal is never a stranger. Today’s smiling deputy...
BY OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has commended the political acumen of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, describing his inclusion in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet as a phenomenon worthy of academic study. Oba Ogunwusi spoke on Thursday during the 2025 OAU Distinguished Personality Lecture titled:...
Nollywood actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has said joining politics made her bolder, smarter, and more aware of how leadership and governance work in Nigeria. At the recent #WithChude Live talk hosted by media entrepreneur Chude Jideonwo, Akindele spoke about her political journey as the deputy governorship candidate for...
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Eugene Dibiagwu, says his interest in joining politics is to uplift the downtrodden. Dibiagwu, representing Ohaji-Egbema/Oguta/Oru West Federal Constituency, sated this when he received members of Izombe Leaders of Thoughts on Sunday in Abuja. He said that God who made him...
The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has accused his successor, Gov. Hyacinth Alia, of playing politics with the continuous insecurity bedevilling the state. Ortom stated this in a statement on Tuesday signed by his media aide, Mr Terver Akase, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi....
Dear Editor Sir, The recent report that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided the Abuja home of a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, picking him up a few days after he spoke as Chairman at a one-day...
Spokesperson to former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Mr Laolu Akande, has said there is no reason for anyone to assume Osinbajo has left politics or has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Akande, a former Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to Osinbajo, said this in an...
Without prejudice to the recent endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s tax reform initiative by the Christian Awareness Initiative of Nigeria (CHAIN) in Kaduna, the act nevertheless highlights an unfortunate persistent reliance on religious identity in Nigeria’s political landscape. At this gathering, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, former Speaker of...
Rep. Solomon Bob (PDP-Rivers) has advised his colleague, Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere (PDP-Imo), to desist from commenting on the political crisis in Rivers. Bob, representing Abua/Odual and Ahoada East Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, gave the advice at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. The lawmaker said...
Politics is in many ways like religion. It thrives on a foolish expectation of paradise perennially approaching but forever elusive. Take away the promise and prospect of eventual heaven and paradise and all religion falls flat. You dare not tell a devotee that heaven may not come or that...
From left:Rev. Sam Oye, the Lead Pastor of The Transforming Church (TTC) and Dr Alex Otti, Governor of Abia with his aide. Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has urged Nigerian youths to join politics to decide their fate and make a difference. Governor Otti gave the advice during Church...
Governance requires effective time management to thrive. Unfortunately, political systems often waste this precious resource, compromising citizens’ well-being and national prosperity. As a universal currency, time is equally distributed but unequally valued, with marginalized communities frequently bearing the brunt of temporal inefficiencies. At the politics-time intersection, power dynamics emerge,...
Nigerian youths are politically marginalised and their potential have remained untapped, the Coordinator of the Rule of Law Development Foundation (ROLDF), Mr Joseph Daudu, SAN has said. Daudu, who is a former president of the the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA), made this point during a Webinar Series, organised by...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, on Sunday accused the Nigerian Police of alleged selective justice in handling matters arising from Edo in the build-up to the Sept. 21 governorship election. The state Chairman of PDP, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, made the accusations while briefing newsmen in Benin...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described the planned national protest dated August 1 as politically induced. Wike stated this on Tuesday in Abuja during an inspection tour of the Apo Karshi Road, saying the planned protest is to divert the attention of...
Former governor of Benue, Sen. Gabriel Suswam lamented that party politics was retarding growth and development in Benue. Suswam this at the International Health Investment Summit/ Scientific Exhibition and Endowment Fund for Cancer organized by the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), Makurdi on Friday in Makurdi. He...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and the founder, the Kukah Centre (TKC), Bishop Mathew Kukah, have attributed political corruption to weaker institutions in Nigeria. The duo made this known at a High-Level Meeting with the National Executives of Political Parties and other stakeholders on...
Some days ago, the chief executive of the Humanists UK and president of Humanists International, Andrew Copson, posted on his LinkedIn page: “We’re so lucky to live in a country where at least most people are confident to be honest about their beliefs”. He was commenting on the nonreligious nature of the current...
ECOWAS has held countless high-level meetings, including regular and extraordinary summits by regional leaders on peace and security issues since the renewed military incursions in politics in the politically restive West African region in 2020. The Abuja summit on Sunday 7th July is no exception. On Saturday 6th July, ahead...